Spring is now well and truly upon us and the TCV Health for Life Team have are well prepared for the new season; we've got potatoes chitting in egg boxes and seed trays for all of the sites, the bed have been turned and ...
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Garden Year – February
After a month’s worth of digging, digging and a little more digging for most it’s time to put down the fork and spade and begin to sow your first crops of the year. There are still plenty of jobs to do around the garden ...
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Pruning and Tree Care Event – QE
It was a brisk January morning when a team of volunteers descended on the QE Orchards for a tree care and pruning day this weekend. People from all over the city came along to take care of the juvenile trees that were planted ...
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Garden Year – Janurary
The Growing Year – January
January has got to be one of the most hated months of the year; ten pounds of weight heavier and a few more than that in cash lighter. It’s generally cold and grey and the glow of the summer sun ...
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Garden jobs in January
Finish digging your growing space. Clean pots and containers so they are free from pests and disease, dig compost or well-rotted manure in to your soil; and expose insect eggs to any frost. Finish harvesting any brassicas or ...
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